An information management technique includes gathering and storing data
from a plurality of sources of data. The gathered and stored data is then
filtered and prioritized. The filtered and prioritized data is then
packaged and delivered to an end user. The data is filtered and
prioritized in a plurality of layers arranged sequentially, a first layer
having a broadest categorization of data and each subsequent lower layer
having a narrower categorization of data than its adjacent higher layer.
The plurality of data sources may include external sources of data such as
sources of data accessible on the Internet and internal sources of data
such as sources of data accessible on a corporate Intranet. When the data
is prioritized as a "high" priority, then the data may be immediately
delivered to the end user while if the data is prioritized as a "low"
priority, a signal may be sent to the end user and the data delivered only
upon a request by the end user.
